National News

NEW DELHI: The special envoy of the President of the Maldives on Tuesday invited the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation summit the picturesque Indian Ocean island will host November 11-12 and sought his support to make it a success.

NEW DELHI: The Centre is likely to appoint soon at least six new Governors, including in Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Goa, after the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh reshuffles his cabinet.

FATEHPUR (UP): The death toll in Sunday’s derailment of Delhi-bound Kalka Mail here rose to 68 on Monday with rescuers pulling out 30 more bodies, including that of two Swedish nationals, from the mangled compartments of the ill-fated train.

NALBARI (ASSAM): An IED blast completely damaged a stretch of the railway track and led to derailment of seven bogies of the Guwahati-Puri Express, injuring over 100 passengers in Assam’s rural Kamrup district, a senior Railway official said.

BEIJING: Weighed down by ever increasing population, China and India -- the most populous nations – on Monday observed World Population Day together for the first time to step up campaign to stabilise global population.

NEW DELHI: Devas Multimedia, whose controversial deal for scarce S-band spectrum with Antrix Corporation was annulled by the government, has moved the International Court of Arbitration for restoration of the contract.